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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 315
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| THEJackSparrow | Posted 7/15/2006 12:04:06 AM | message detail |
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Quick! Somebody send CJayC a feedback ticket saying he's crazy for
thinking Chrono can't beat most of the 2 seeds, and see if he replies! --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| Draco1214 | Posted 7/15/2006 12:05:04 AM | message detail |
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FACT or FICTION: Mega Man has less than 50% of the brackets in this match. --- Organization XIII - Number III - Xordac Currently Playing - Suikoden V, Capcom vs. SNK 2 |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 7/15/2006 12:05:28 AM | message detail |
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1000% Fiction. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/15/2006 12:06:26 AM | message detail |
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FICTION. Mega Man has bad bracket support, but there's still enough
people in the know to keep his ass over 50%. It'll probably be higher
than the BOP percentage. --- Commit it to memory. |
| Draco1214 | Posted 7/15/2006 12:06:27 AM | message detail |
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I'm not too sure on it being fiction. Mega Man always has notoriously low bracket support and he's up against a Nintendo entity. --- Organization XIII - Number III - Xordac Currently Playing - Suikoden V, Capcom vs. SNK 2 |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 7/15/2006 12:08:10 AM | message detail |
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Mega Man always has notoriously low bracket support and he's up against a Nintendo entity. His bracket support has been bad because he's faced casual bait (Vercetti, Solid Snake, etc.). Super Smash Brothers is worse as far as casual underestimation is concerned, and I can't see any way Mario Kart has over 50% of the brackets. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| Draco1214 | Posted 7/15/2006 12:09:21 AM | message detail |
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MMX had only 77% of the brackets against Suikoden. I wouldn't be surprised at all if MM gets less than 50%. --- Organization XIII - Number III - Xordac Currently Playing - Suikoden V, Capcom vs. SNK 2 |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 7/15/2006 12:10:05 AM | message detail |
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SSB only had 81% of the brackets against Dragon Quest. At least Suikoden's been in a contest before. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| Aprosenf | Posted 7/15/2006 12:10:50 AM | message detail |
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I don't know if it's been mentioned yet (I don't feel like reading
through everything right now), but my theory on why Mega Man is kicking
so much ass right now is because it's freaking Mega Man!. Just like how Mario kicked Samus's ass because it's freaking Mario!. --- For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to refer to Gordon Freeman versus Tanner as Schrodinger's Match. -Phoenix Flattener |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/15/2006 12:12:06 AM | message detail |
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Metal Gear is debatable, so I don't begrudge you any reasoning
there. (and there's not much point debating a non-existent match like
that) Resident Evil is - to be frank - a borderline joke. Seriously, Resident Evil? A series that might be able to break 25% on Final Fantasy? I have real trouble taking RE>Chrono seriously. I maintain RE got significantly SFFed by MGS in the game contest (as in more than FFVII SFFed MGS), and RE isn't even the strongest Resident Evil game even BEFORE RE4 is out (that honor far and away belongs to RE2). RE2, RE3, RE:CV, REmake, RE0, Outbreak, countless ports and spinoffs, and RE4 all on top of that...it's big; it's Capcom's moneymaker, and I've heard a lot of people say they'd take it over Mega Man as Capcom's top franchise here. It's certainly the most profitable. CT is strong -- VERY strong -- but that's a helluva lot to go up against, as RE can claim loads in titles and a bunch in diversity, to boot. And I still probably take Chrono there, but if Chrono loses I'm not going to be staring at my screen in borderline shock wondering what the hell happened. It's got a major weakness, one that would hurt it against long-running established series like RE. --- Commit it to memory. |
| Xuxon | Posted 7/15/2006 12:12:37 AM | message detail |
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And SSB only had 4% more against DQ as a 2 seed. Seedings just have a
certain amount of influence on casual bracket makers. I would be
shocked to see Mega Man get less than 50%. --- "Let's drop this Xbox statue on Naomi's head! Oof! This thing's big! It'll take over 3 years for it to start selling!" ~ Jaguar, Sega Fantasy VI |
| Draco1214 | Posted 7/15/2006 12:12:49 AM | message detail |
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Yeah, but I'd think that Dragon Quest is a bit more recognizable to the casual bracket maker than Suikoden. --- Organization XIII - Number III - Xordac Currently Playing - Suikoden V, Capcom vs. SNK 2 |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/15/2006 12:16:07 AM | message detail |
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And you'd think that the casual bracketmaker would know better when
it's Super Smash Brothers. They don't. If it's not a main series,
chances are they won't think much of it. I know that was my first
instinct when I saw that match (should've stuck with it, too). But Resident Evil 2 being far and away the favorite? What's your favorite Resident Evil/BioHazard game? 4288 11.85% Resident Evil (Original) 8390 23.19% Resident Evil (GC Remake) 11112 30.71% Resident Evil 2 3426 9.47% Resident Evil 3 4416 12.2% Code: Veronica 255 0.7% Survivor 209 0.58% Survivor 2 Code: Veronica 261 0.72% Survivor 4 Heroes Never Die 361 1% Resident Evil Gaiden 3468 9.58% Resident Evil 0 I dunno. The two RE1 games put together outdo it, and RE2 doesn't even outdo the GC remake that handily. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/15/2006 12:19:12 AM | message detail |
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Anyone who has played the original RE and the REmake can tell you they
are probably more different from each other than any game in the series
(barring RE4, of course). Although it's much closer all around than I
gave it credit for...just gives credit to the series' diversity, I
guess. --- Commit it to memory. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/15/2006 12:23:05 AM | message detail |
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That's just a short time after the releases of REmake and Resident Evil
0, though...their recency probably overestimated them a tad. --- Commit it to memory. |
| transience | Posted 7/15/2006 12:57:53 AM | message detail |
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well... thinking about it, I like Sonic over SSB now. when a series
that I've always pegged as equivalent to Sonic goes 60-40 on a Mario
side series, I'm impressed. SSB is stronger than MK, but probably not
by very much, especially since it's a two-game series. I wish the x-stats weren't so completely screwy, because I'm curious how MK fares against other mid-level opponents like MMX or RE. --- xyzzy I lost a sig bet to War13104. Yes, the same guy who had Kefka over Crono. FOR THE HORDE! |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/15/2006 1:22:08 AM | message detail |
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All aboard the Sonic > SSB bandwagon! We're gonna launch this thing and ride it all the way into history. Or crash and burn horribly. But either way, I'll look like a douche in the end! --- Commit it to memory. |
| consolefreak | Posted 7/15/2006 1:23:29 AM | message detail |
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You guys aren't going to be perfect. CV is going to beat KH. Agreed. Pretty comfortably too, I think. --- "I didn't come to play, I came to win" - Kamahl, Pit Fighter. |
| rpgapzx | Posted 7/15/2006 1:32:22 AM | message detail |
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SSB is stronger than MK, but probably not by very much, especially since it's a two-game series. I frankly take the other side of this debate, though I finally think it's clear that everyone who is debating Sonic/SSB simply questions SSB's inherent strength. I just think that FFVII would have annhilated any MK 70+/30 and FFX/MGS2/Vice City all would soundly beat any MK with 60+. While the games' contest results doesn't exactly translate into series', it is clear in my mind that SSB >>> MK, not just by a bit, I can settle for agreeing to disagree until we see in RII. BTW, after today's match all of the Noble Nine's series will be undefeated(except to each other, of course) --- SC2k6: 12/13 Today: Bracket: Megaman Vote: Megaman |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/15/2006 1:33:39 AM | message detail |
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Noble Nine wins again! ...except for Crono of course lolololol --- Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. These are codes of behavior. |
| Janus5000 | Posted 7/15/2006 1:34:21 AM | message detail |
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Crono is so screwed --- "Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/15/2006 1:43:59 AM | message detail |
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And while I do think SSB is more popular than Mario Kart (for reasons
spelled out in my "Why I Will Lose Faith In Sonic etc." argument), I
don't think it's necessarily *that* much more popular than it, at least
before SFF. Mario Kart is still far older, far more established, and
has many more games to its credit that give it the power as a series.
Yeah, individually it gets crushed, but you can work the same analogy
with it and the MM games, and look what's happening right now. Having a
bigger game doesn't mean jack if the series can't stand up to it. That's what SSB is up against, and frankly it's hard for me to see it getting this much on MK. Not to call a lock for Sonic at all, or even call him the favorite -- there's no guarantee he's as strong as MM (though I'd bet he's stronger), and there's no guarantee that this match isn't SFF. Though if it's all legit, Sonic's chances look that much better... --- Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. These are codes of behavior. |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 7/15/2006 2:28:27 AM | message detail |
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Mario Kart actually came close to winning some updates there >_>
Too bad it's already way too late for the match to be interesting --- ertyu and VeghEsther are truly proof that there is much about this world we still do not understand. |
| SmurfX | Posted 7/15/2006 2:32:50 AM | message detail |
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Megaman wins. We all lose. One of the best series of all time is shunned, most likely because it's sports related. It was actually sad the number of people on board 8 alone, whose first MK was the DS version. I expect GameFAQs follows a similar opinion. "wtf racing? stick to teh goombas mario". I've said it before and I'll say it again. Mario Kart made the Mario series, and personally I would never have even tried out his other games if it wasn't for MK. --- Smurf, England will beat Portugal. - Ayvuir |
| dragoontheguy | Posted 7/15/2006 2:34:42 AM | message detail |
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I think the last thing on anyones mind when playing MK is that it's sports related. --- When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right. ~ Victor Hugo {WoT}~> Board 408 |
| Psycho Kensou | Posted 7/15/2006 2:35:38 AM | message detail |
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"Megaman wins. We all lose." Smurf says somehting correct for the second time in his life and it's for all the wrong reasons, or at least not the important ones. yoblazer leaving is more important than the fact that MK is actually the better series. |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 7/15/2006 2:36:09 AM | message detail |
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I've only actually played one Mario Kart game. The first one. But I still voted for Mario Kart. I'm actually a bit surprised that a series that had almost of all its good games on the NES is that popular. I thought that the average GameFAQs age would be a bit too young for that --- ertyu and VeghEsther are truly proof that there is much about this world we still do not understand. |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 7/15/2006 2:54:52 AM | message detail |
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wow, Mario Kart had an update if 0 and went from nearly doubling Mega Man the next 5 minutes.. --- * Is Dranze * |
| ChichiriMuyo | Posted 7/15/2006 2:56:12 AM | message detail |
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"I thought that the average GameFAQs age would be a bit too young for that" They are. Mos tof them are likely voting as if all MM games were one series. --- R.I.P. yoblazer33, murdered in cold blood by Sir Chris. Detective in Sir Chris' Police |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 7/15/2006 2:56:27 AM | message detail |
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I'd imagine that was a poll glitch. Forgot to update Mario Kart's vote total. --- ertyu and VeghEsther are truly proof that there is much about this world we still do not understand. |
| Rodri316 | Posted 7/15/2006 3:08:12 AM | message detail |
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Can I make Part 316? --- Best. Series. Ever. Score: 11/13 Prediction: Mega Man vs. Mario Kart |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/15/2006 4:53:14 AM | message detail |
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Whoa! Mega Man is not even making this close. I'm really surprised it's this high -- I expected a 53% win for Mega Man -- but it's great
to see it actually winning. This gives me more confidence about the
upcoming Sonic/SSB. Everything is pointing to Sonic taking that one. Looking at the updates, Mario Kart seems to be bringing down the percentage, which is good for my Crew prediction, but I'm unsure of how things will roll with the day vote. Mega Man generally has a good day vote, but Mario Kart just seems like it would do better with it here. Nothing to worry about, of course, since Mega Man has this completely wrapped up. Awesome match. <3 --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 7/15/2006 5:02:17 AM | message detail |
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I haven't read the topic yet, so I don't know if this has been mentioned, but... Could this be a sign that Mega Man actually does have some very strong games? It might mean that stuff like MM2, MM3, and MMX would all do quite well in another games contest, maybe as well as SotN, and quite likely better than the stronger Mario Kart games. --- Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent. |
| jonthomson | Posted 7/15/2006 5:16:28 AM | message detail |
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OMFG MK WON THE LAST TWO UPDATES, COMEBACK lol mario kart more like mariowned kart. where's hogasm? lol, fifty vote update win. Er yeah, when's the next interesting match? CV pwning KH, am i rite? --- Jon Thomson - CATS, Jay Solano, Ridley, Scorpion, Alien Hominid, Duke Nukem, The Prince, Johnny Rocketfingers, two TBA |
| Slowflake | Posted 7/15/2006 5:17:04 AM | message detail |
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Wait, so what happened? CJayC said somewhere that Chrono had the noms for a 7-seed or what? --- Mario's not fun btw and only sells on nostalgia. I mean, you're just walking from one side of a level to the other at a tenth of Sonic's speed... -vego |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/15/2006 5:18:24 AM | message detail |
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From the Daily Grind ... "KleenexTissue50 asks, "Is there any particular reason Chrono didn't get into the Best Series contest? The nominations were obviously only open to board users, and I know for a fact that Chrono received almost as many nominations from the contest board as Final Fantasy and Zelda. It seems odd that a series whose first game almost won the Best Game Ever contest and who almost had a character win the last Character Battle didn't get into this contest over some series. Wow, that was a long-winded question." Yes, yes it was. People forget that the nominations are tallied up by machine count, and that spelling counts. Going back now, if I tally up all the people who nominated both "Crono", "Chrono", and "Crhono" ... (does some math)... the game might have been a 7 seed, but still more than likely doomed for an early exit. Then again, that's not counting up all of the misspellings of all the higher seeded games, which means that it might not have made it in anyway. Most all of the games that made it into the bracket had two (and often more) strong iterations, while Chrono Cross isn't nearly as well loved as the original." --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| Slowflake | Posted 7/15/2006 5:20:57 AM | message detail |
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Ah, the Daily Grind. I really should check it more often. But seriously, I don't think anyone would've minded if he pulled a deus ex machina and gave it a 3 or 4. --- Mario's not fun btw and only sells on nostalgia. I mean, you're just walking from one side of a level to the other at a tenth of Sonic's speed... -vego |
| Kaxon | Posted 7/15/2006 5:46:15 AM | message detail |
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well... thinking about it, I like Sonic over SSB now. when a series
that I've always pegged as equivalent to Sonic goes 60-40 on a Mario
side series, I'm impressed. SSB is stronger than MK, but probably not
by very much, especially since it's a two-game series. I'm still convinced that the Mega Man series would beat the Sonic series. Both of them draw their power from the old school days, and from what I remember of those days, the only advantage Sonic had over MM was marketting power. I had a Genesis and I thought Sonic was cool, but his games just didn't hold a candle to MM2 and MM3. Sonic has always relied on his character design and marketting to propel him, so it stands to reason that he would fare better against Mega Man in a character contest than a series contest. --- Nominate Aeris for SC2k6 |
| jonthomson | Posted 7/15/2006 5:58:56 AM | message detail |
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I'm still convinced that the Mega Man series would beat the Sonic series. Not a chance. It might be close if it's every Mega Man game in existence, just the original series (or just MMX for that matter) loses 55/45 or worse. --- Jon Thomson - CATS, Jay Solano, Ridley, Scorpion, Alien Hominid, Duke Nukem, The Prince, Johnny Rocketfingers, two TBA |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/15/2006 6:02:13 AM | message detail |
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I'm still convinced that the Mega Man series would beat the Sonic
series. Both of them draw their power from the old school days, and
from what I remember of those days, the only advantage Sonic had over
MM was marketting power. He was far more popular, his games sold far better, he was once more popular than Mario, and his games were generally looked upon as being better. You can attribute those things to marketing, but there is really nothing that Mega Man has that is an advantage over Sonic, I don't think. I suppose one could bring up the sheer number of games that Mega Man has, which seems to help Castlevania, but there is not much more than that. Personally, I would have a hard time imagining Sonic losing to Mega Man. Sonic's series seems to have the same "old school" deal as Mega Man, but his games just seem like they're quite a bit stronger and he has numerous ones that would do well in a contest setting, I think. It probably helps that Sonic has not completely disappeared from the gaming scene -- his games still pump out million sellers with every release. He looks fantastic heading into the next-generation, too. The match would probably be pretty close, but I would be pretty confident in Sonic winning that match. I think Sonic has a good chance at finishing out the top 5 strongest series in this contest in the stats, too, which I think would be a bit harder for Mega Man, even with today's peformance taken into consideration. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| jonthomson | Posted 7/15/2006 6:04:11 AM | message detail |
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As an aside, who the hell is that just making 316? Without a Stone Cold reference? --- Jon Thomson - CATS, Jay Solano, Ridley, Scorpion, Alien Hominid, Duke Nukem, The Prince, Johnny Rocketfingers, two TBA |
| Slowflake | Posted 7/15/2006 6:04:39 AM | message detail |
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That was Smurf. Of course, that's not the real one. --- Mario's not fun btw and only sells on nostalgia. I mean, you're just walking from one side of a level to the other at a tenth of Sonic's speed... -vego |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/15/2006 6:12:53 AM | message detail |
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It looks like Mario Kart is doing pretty well with the morning vote.
It's taking away a good chunk of MM's percentage each update -- .05%
for the past 15 minutes. That's good for my Crew prediction at least!! --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| Big Bob | Posted 7/15/2006 6:29:06 AM | message detail |
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Well, with this match is my second lost point, and I've given up
winning the tournament. I now fully support any and all upsets. Go Elder Scrolls > Street Fighter! Go Pokemon > Star Ocean! Go Castlevania > Kingdom Hearts! Go Sonic > Super Smash Bros! --- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v674/ImBigBob/PokemonvsMetroid.jpg |
| Dark115 | Posted 7/15/2006 6:32:19 AM | message detail |
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Oh man, so much for that upset :( So what would you guys take if it was: Mega Man X and Mario Kart? --- Currently Playing: Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1), Super Mario 64 DS (DS), Mario Kart DS (DS), New Super Mario Bros (DS) |
| XIII_rocks | Posted 7/15/2006 6:32:30 AM | message detail |
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That was Smurf. Heh. <3 Wait, Yoblazer left? WTF!? --- http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=22242738 Sign plz I admire MYC, for she is the pinnacle of human wit, poise, and beauty. |
| XIII_rocks | Posted 7/15/2006 6:36:25 AM | message detail |
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...God dammit. Bloody account bets. X_x that was the best chance I've had of seeing Chris leave as well, so double-blow :( Anyway. Poor Chrono. Stupid mispellings. Him as a 7-seed would be very interesting, especially in the Snake division - Chrono vs. KH, potentially Castlevania, and potentially Metal Gear? Awesome. --- http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=22242738 Sign plz I admire MYC, for she is the pinnacle of human wit, poise, and beauty. |
| XIII_rocks | Posted 7/15/2006 6:37:03 AM | message detail |
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Mega Man X and Mario Kart? Megaman X, easily. --- http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=22242738 Sign plz I admire MYC, for she is the pinnacle of human wit, poise, and beauty. |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/15/2006 6:38:22 AM | message detail |
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Chrono wouldn't beat Metal Gear, though you would have a ton of people who would take it. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| XIII_rocks | Posted 7/15/2006 6:40:12 AM | message detail |
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Chrono wouldn't beat Metal Gear, though you would have a ton of people who would take it. I would take MG, but I wouldn't be super-confident in the pick. Oh, and I want to punch steve illumina in the face. Is there a queue, or...? I mean, it's not because I'm jealous of his perfect bracket, he's just the prize ass. --- http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=22242738 Sign plz I admire MYC, for she is the pinnacle of human wit, poise, and beauty. |